I Ought to Be in Pictures

"Libby Tucker hitchhiked from Brooklyn to take Hollywood by storm. And her father by surprise."

1982 1h 48m EN

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6.9

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80%

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6.1

IMDB

★6.9TMDB · 13🍅80%Rotten Tomatoes★6.1IMDB · 1,130

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Grandmother has nothing to say when Libby tells her that she is off to LA to look up Dad, a Hollywood screenwriter. Grandmother has been in a New York cemetery for six years and Dad has been out of Libby's life for 16 of her 19 years. Libby arrives in LA on a Tuesday and phones Dad the one night that Stephanie, who does Jane Fonda's hair, stays over. Stephanie is there the next morning when Libby decides she needs to tell her story face-to-face.

“Libby Tucker hitchhiked from Brooklyn to take Hollywood by storm. And her father by surprise.”

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Cast

Walter Matthau
Herbert Tucker
Ann-Margret
Steffy Blondell
Dinah Manoff
Libby Tucker
Lance Guest
Gordon
Michael Dudikoff
Boy on bus
Eugene Butler
Marty
David Faustino
Martin
Martin Ferrero
Monte Del Rey

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Herbert Ross
Writers: Neil Simon
Languages: Spanish, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Herbert Ross, shot by David M. Walsh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Marvin Hamlisch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sidney Levin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Walter Matthau and Ann-Margret and Dinah Manoff carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Libby Tucker hitchhiked from Brooklyn to take Hollywood by storm. And her father by surprise.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0084109 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Herbert Ross directs. David M. Walsh behind the camera. Marvin Hamlisch scores. Sidney Levin cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish, English.

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144 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
3Directed by Herbert Ross, shot by David M. Walsh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Marvin Hamlisch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Sidney Levin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Walter Matthau and Ann-Margret and Dinah Manoff carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Libby Tucker hitchhiked from Brooklyn to take Hollywood by storm. And her father by surprise.".
8IMDB entry: tt0084109 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.